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On August 26, Xin Xingzong led his army to advance to Yongqiu...

The news was quickly sent to Chenliu. Yue Fei and the Chief Commander were in Chenliu, only about seventy miles away from Yongqiu. Yue Fei was very happy to receive the news, but soon Wang Yuan sent a bad news that the rebels' selection army was led by Xin Xingzong, with a force of about 50,000.

"The distance between Xiangyi and Yongqiu is about a hundred miles, and the rebels are advancing along the west bank of the Bian River." Sun Ge held the letter sent by the scout in one hand and the cinnabar pen in the other hand to mark the map. "The rebel vanguard army is not advancing fast. It is estimated that they will camp in Peicun tonight. Following closely is Wang De's army, with a population of about 40,000 to 50,000, about thirty miles away from his vanguard army. It is estimated that camping in Yuxiang tonight. Zhang Jun has arrived in Xiangyi, and it is estimated that he will lead the subsequent army to advance towards Yongqiu tomorrow."

Yue Fei stood by the window with his hands behind his back, looking at the blue sky and white clouds in the sky, frowned deeply. He did not expect that the number of the rebels' front troops was as high as 50,000, which made the original plan of encirclement difficult to complete, and the Tiger and Lieutenant Army's troops were obviously insufficient.

"How much road is Pei Village still from Yongqiu?" Yue Fei suddenly turned around and asked.

Huang Zong looked down and said, "Twenty-seven miles."

"Which army is near Yongqiu now?"

"Niu Gao's 11th Army." Huang Zong continued, "Niu Shuai is in Wulihe, fifteen miles away from Peicun. Xin Xingzong discovered Niu Shuai's army, so he ordered a camp in Peicun."

"Where are the positions of other armies?" Yue Fei continued to ask.

"According to the requirements of the Dutong Department, before midnight today, Zhang Xian's ten generals arrived at Wugang on the west bank of the Bian River, about twenty miles away from Pei Village. Liu Xi's 14th Army, Zhang Jun's 15th Army, Guan Sheng's 18th Army, and Hua Rong's 19th Army respectively arrived at Duangang, Xingkou and Xiling areas. The closest to Pei Village is Xiling, about ten miles." Sun Ge said, "According to the scheduled deployment, Wang Shuai (Wang Ju) commanded the 14th Army to attack Yuxiang, cut off the connection between Xin Xingzong and Wang De's army, and completed the division of the rebels."

Sun Ge turned his head and looked at Yue Fei and asked seriously: "Ship Yue, did you give Wang Shuai (Wang Yu) the order to launch an attack in the early morning?"

Yue Fei slowly walked to the edge of the map, staring at the various marks on the map, and remained silent. Once the 60,000 army launched an attack, Xin Xingzong must be surrounded and he could not break through. In this way, Wang Ju, the two armies of Wang, who were responsible for cutting off the rebels, would inevitably be fiercely attacked by the enemy. How long can the 20,000 troops be defended under the front and back of the enemy?

"Where is Baoshuai?" Yue Fei asked.

Sun Ge and Huang Zong looked at each other, with a hint of joy in their eyes. The change in the battle situation forced Yue Fei to change his deployment and to bring the Hedong Tiger Army to the battlefield.

"According to the latest news, Baoshuai has arrived near Zhongmu." Huang Zong pointed to Zhongmu City on the map, "The rebels attacked slowly, which won valuable time for the Hedong army to go south to the Central Plains. So far, Baoshuai's Bohai Army was probably already arrived in Zhongmu, Liu Yanqing, and Lu Junyi were probably in the Guancheng area of ​​Zhengzhou. Hu Litao's grain shooting army had to transport food and supplies at a slow speed, so he was probably crossing the Yellow River in the direction of Heyin."

Zhongmu is about 230 to 40 miles away from Yongqiu. If the Bohai Army gallops day and night, it will definitely be able to arrive at the battlefield in one and a half days.

"I hurriedly tell Bao Shuai that he should speed up the marching and must arrive at the battlefield on the 28th." Yue Fei ordered decisively, "Say Liu Shuai again, Shuai Lu Shuai and Shuai Hu. The battle has begun, and ask them to arrive at Kaifeng as quickly as possible."

Sun Ge agreed and immediately drafted an order.

"Tell Lin Chong (Lin Chong) and Han Shuai (Han Shizhong) that they will lead their troops to retreat, but not too fast." Yue Fei continued to order, "After the army retreated to Jiyin and Dingtao, they will hold on the city. Without my order, they will not be allowed to retreat."

After pausing for a moment, Yue Fei hesitated again and ordered again, "Tell the Lin Shuai and Han Shuai again. Considering the needs of the Yongqiu battlefield, I will transfer the wolf Shuai (Abaddon) back and ask them to avoid fighting in the field when blocking the Jin army in Dingtao and Jiyin, and use defending the city as the best way to defend the enemy."

"Tell the wolf coach, please ask him to rush to Yongqiu for battle."

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Sun Ge hurriedly went down to pass the order, and Huang Zongze discussed the attack with Yue Fei. At this time, Huang Zong suddenly mentioned something.

"Xin Xingzong, Miao Fu, Wang De and Li Qiong on the rebels are all from the northwest, and Wang Ju, Liu Xi and Zhang Jun on our side are also from the northwest. The old team of the 14th and 15th Army is the Northwest Army." Huang Zong said worriedly, "You ask Wang Ju to command the 14th and 15th Army to cut off the two fronts of the rebels. This is equivalent to letting the Northwest people fight the Northwest people. If something happens, the consequences..."

Yue Fei sneered, "What will happen? Are you worried that the northwestern people like Wang Yu, Liu Xi, and Zhang Jun will turn against each other?"

"It's not going to be a turnaround at the last minute, but who can guarantee that they won't be passive and lazy in the fight?" Huang Zong said in a low voice, "The key to this battle is to surround Xinxingzong, and Wang Ju's blockade is crucial, so there will be a hard battle there. If Wang Ju and Liu Xi and other northwestern generals saw the Northwest killing each other and were unable to bear it and let the rebels break through, then this battle would be a failure."

Yue Fei thought it was impossible, but he was not afraid of ten thousand in this world, but he was afraid of one thing. If Huang Zong was right, the consequences would be unimaginable. Yue Fei realized that he had negligently arranged the troops. It was indeed inappropriate to ask Wang Ju to take such an important task with the 14th and 15th Army of Hulie to take such an important task.

Yue Fei thought for a long time and said to Huang Zong: "I originally planned to use the Tiger Guards and the Palace Front Army as reserve troops, but now to ensure safety, I plan to hand over the Palace Front Army to Wang Yu to command and give Wang Yu more troops. What do you think?"

"It's enough to have the Tiger Guard as the reserve army." Huang Zong smiled and said, "You are too extravagant. You actually took 15,000 elite troops as preparations. If the general knew about it, he would definitely think that you were confident and had already won."

Yue Fei smiled and shook his head, his heart becoming heavier and his lack of grasp of the future made him deeply afraid. This has also appeared in previous battles, but this time the fear was particularly strong. In addition to the great importance of this battle, it is more important that he commanded so many troops to fight the enemy in a decisive battle. This is a battle that cannot be lost. He cannot afford to lose, Li Hu cannot afford to lose, and Zhongtu cannot afford to lose.

"When will the 50,000 local troops that Wang left behind enter the battle?" Huang Zong asked.

"Wang Shuai means that at the beginning of the war, this army must be thrown into the battlefield in order to pose a threat to the enemy and to hit the morale of the enemy." Yue Fei said, "But I think that investing in the local army too early will inevitably force the rebels to jump over the wall and break through desperately. This will not only cause more casualties to our army, but also increase variables on the battlefield. So I plan to wait until Baoshuai's Bohai Army arrives before throwing the local army into the battlefield."

Huang Zong caressed and thoughtful, but did not speak.

Yue Fei still insisted on his own opinion. Before the Jin army fell into the trap, the rebels had to be dragged on the Yongqiu battlefield. Therefore, Yue Fei did not mean to fight quickly, but the most dangerous place in the entire battle situation was here. If the Tiger Lieutenant Army failed to complete the predetermined attack target on the Yongqiu battlefield and the Jin army rushed to Kaifeng City in advance, the Tiger Lieutenant Army would be in a dilemma of being attacked from both sides, and the consequences would be unimaginable.

"Send the order." Yue Fei said, "Tell Wang Shuai (Wang Ju) that when the army arrives in Xiling, rest for an hour, and then launch an attack in the early morning. The speed should be fast, and quickly reach Yuxiang and cut off the rebels resolutely and decisively."

"I urgently report to Wang Shuai (Wang Gui), Song Shuai, and Zhang Shuai (Zhang Xian) on the west bank of the Bian River. Each army launches an attack within the scheduled time. It is necessary to complete the encirclement of the rebels before dawn."

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On the twenty-seventh day, Wang Ju led his army to Xiling quietly.

At the beginning of the ugliness on the early morning of the 27th, Wang Ju commanded Liu Xi's 14th Army, Zhang Jun's 15th Army, and Wang Dazhong's 10th Army, and Wang Dazhong's 10th Army, and suddenly launched an attack on Yuxiang.

Although the rebel Wang De and Li Qiong's troops were cautious and prepared to fight at any time, they were caught off guard in the face of the night attack of 30,000 troops and faced the battle in a panic, and were beaten to a disgrace.

Wang De wanted to retreat, but it was too dark. If he retreated in a fierce battle, it was very likely that the entire army would collapse.

Li Qiong tried his best to stop it, "The Hu Lie Army suddenly attacked at night, with the purpose of defeating us and forcing our entire army to retreat. However, the main force of the Hu Lie Army, including Yue Fei himself, was on the battlefield in Jeju. It can be seen that most of the troops that launched the raid were Wang Yuan's local army. "Li Qiong therefore believed that there was no need to panic, and there was no need to retreat. He ordered the soldiers of the army to defend the camp to death. When dawn, the situation of the war would inevitably change.

If Li Qiong guessed correctly, then after dawn, the former army Xin Xingzong and the latter army Zhang Jun would come, and the Tiger Lie Army's sneak attack would end in failure.

Wang De had no choice but to make up his mind to persevere, and even if he wanted to retreat, he had to wait until dawn.

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At the same time, Song Jiang commanded Guan Sheng's 18th Army, Hua Rong's 19th Army, Wang Gui and Niu Gao commanded the 11th Army to attack Peicun's rebels from Duan Gang and Xingkou.

Xin Xingzong was ready to deal with the enemy's night attack. His camp was backed by the Bian River, and reinforcements were thirty miles south. Even if the enemy launched an attack, he would not get any advantage.

After the fierce battle began, as expected by Xin Xingzong, the attack of the Tiger Lieutenant Army was loud and the raindrops were small, and it did not pose much threat to the rebels.

Zhang Xian led his army to resist the west bank of the Bian River and ordered the soldiers to build bridges and cross the river, preparing to arrive at the east bank at dawn and participate in the attack.

Soon, it was dawn. Xin Xingzong climbed up to look into the distance and found something very strange. The Hu Lie Army was attacking seriously insufficient. Generally speaking, if you want to siege, the troops of the encirclement side should be at least three times more than the forces of the encircled side. However, what Xin Xingzong saw was that the Hu Lie Army had fewer troops than his troops, and it was even better to attack at night. During the day, the two armies faced head-on, and the rebels were fearless.
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